Last week, Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop," died after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 50, and preparing start a series of comeback concerts.
Jackson's musical accomplishments were many, including the hits "Bad," "Billie Jean," "Thriller" and "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)." His 1982 album "Thriller" is the best-selling album of all time.
He collaborated with Paul McCartney, Quincey Jones, and his sister, Janet Jackson.
He invented the moonwalk.
And while his behavior later in life was bizarre, we prefer to focus on the positives, like Jackson's music, and his charity work.
In one instance, the two overlapped. Jackson co-wrote the charity single "We Are the World," which was released worldwide to aid the poor in Africa and the United States.
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Phil Villarreal has worked for the Daily Star since birth, but he's been the movie critic since February 2001. You could say he's a fan of the cinema. Each day he wakes up to a plate of steaming scrambled movies, which he washes down with a glass of movie juice, all while watching a movie. In his free time he plays video games and watches movies. Phil's new book, the humorous, money saving guide "Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel" is due out Sept. 1 and available for preorder.
Is "Resident Evil 5" racist?
04/11/2008 12:15 PM Phil Villarreal
Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal – by far the deepest thinker and best writer in the field of video game journalism – sure seems to think so. Judging from the trailer, he points out callous racial insensitivity that has apparently gone into, if not the game itself, at least its previews.
I think Croal has some valid points, but I’d say he’s being a little hypersensitive here. This is an industry that evolves around Mario, one of the most blatant ethnic caricatures imaginable. For whatever confluence of reasons, political correctness hasn’t been able to penetrate the video game realm as much as it has other media, and whatever racism you find is largely due to innocent ignorance rather than any calculated agenda.
I thought that we already decided yes it is racist, but Capcom could resolve it by bringing in a strong black protagonist to fight alongside with Chris Redfield.
What exactly is racist about a white guy killing zombies? Once you turn into a zombie what color you used to be no longer matters. Sheesh
Oh and I’m glad video games are not being politically correct, I am really sick and tired of having to deal with the self-censorship crap that is political correctness and I sincerely hope we as a society move on from it.
I thought that we already decided yes it is racist, but Capcom could resolve it by bringing in a strong black protagonist to fight alongside with Chris Redfield.
— RockmanX20 04/13/2008 04:10 PM #
What exactly is racist about a white guy killing zombies? Once you turn into a zombie what color you used to be no longer matters. Sheesh
Oh and I’m glad video games are not being politically correct, I am really sick and tired of having to deal with the self-censorship crap that is political correctness and I sincerely hope we as a society move on from it.
— Father Time 04/14/2008 04:31 PM #